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Osprey Combat Aircraft #146
Junkers Ju 188 Units of World War 2
The Junkers Ju 188 was the epitome of mid-war German twin-engined aircraft design, representing the enhancement of an earlier type and incorporating increased performance and technological sophistication. As part of the 1939 “Bomber B” program, it was intended as a replacement for the Ju 88 and He 111 medium bombers, taking advantage of uprated Jumo and BMW engines and incorporating a radically redesigned cockpit area with all-round visibility for high-speed bombing, torpedo-bomber carrying, FuG 200 radar, and camera-equipped reconnaissance operations. What emerged, from the autumn of 1943, was a sophisticated bomber and reconnaissance aircraft -- and intended night fighter. After operational trials, the Ju 188 equipped three bomber Geschwader and several long-range reconnaissance Staffeln in the East and Italy, conducting operations over Britain and the Western Front as well as Russia and the Mediterranean.
This comprehensive title charts the design, development, and deployment of an advanced aircraft which was ultimately overshadowed by improvements to the airplane it was designed to replace. Supported by specially commissioned illustrations and contemporary photography, this is the essential guide to the Junkers Ju 188.
This comprehensive title charts the design, development, and deployment of an advanced aircraft which was ultimately overshadowed by improvements to the airplane it was designed to replace. Supported by specially commissioned illustrations and contemporary photography, this is the essential guide to the Junkers Ju 188.
96 pages, Paperback
Published June 21, 2022
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Robert Forsyth
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January 23, 2024
The Junkers Ju 188 might be the classic "what if" aircraft of the German bomber effort of World War II, as instead of flirting with the pie-in-the-sky "Bomber B" project, the Luftwaffe might have had this aircraft in service six months sooner when it might have made a difference. Or just bought enough time to allow Berlin the honor of receiving the first atomic bombing; some differences have no significance.
Be that as it may, Robert Forsyth probably can't write a bad book about German warplanes, and he ably leads one through the roundabout effort that saw the Ju 88B get redesignated as the Ju 188, and its use as a bomber, a strategic recon asset, a maritime strike machine, and its service as a transport for intelligence operatives. Forsyth even manages to squeeze in some astute observations about the Ju 388, an effort to stretch the basic design a little bit further in terms of performance, but which turned out to be a stretch too far.
Be that as it may, Robert Forsyth probably can't write a bad book about German warplanes, and he ably leads one through the roundabout effort that saw the Ju 88B get redesignated as the Ju 188, and its use as a bomber, a strategic recon asset, a maritime strike machine, and its service as a transport for intelligence operatives. Forsyth even manages to squeeze in some astute observations about the Ju 388, an effort to stretch the basic design a little bit further in terms of performance, but which turned out to be a stretch too far.
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